different between merfather vs merperson

English

Etymology

From mer- +? father.

Noun

merfather (plural merfathers)

1. (fantasy) A father merman.
   • 1882, E. L. P, Elfie Under the Sea and Other Stories, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. (1882), page 21:

     "I shall never see my merfather or my mermother any more, or the mermaids, or the fish-king, or the merry dolphins, or-r-r-r " —

     "Never mind!" cried Elfie, crying too, and she put her arms around the sad little mermaid's neck.

   • 2004, Vicki Blum, The Mermaid Secret, Scholastic (2004), ?ISBN, page 63:

     "Danya, you think if you believe in your merfather and Ayralon, it's like rejecting your parents. Especially your stepfather. Is that true?"

   • 2006, Roger Ebert, "'Aquamarine'", Orange County Register, 3 March 2006:

     Two eighth-graders (Emma Roberts and JoJo) befriend a mermaid (Sara Paxton) who has three days to prove to her merfather that love exists.

Coordinate terms

• mermother

English

Etymology

From mer- +? person.

Noun

merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)

1. A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

Hyponyms

• (female): mergirl, merlady, mermaid, mermaiden, merwoman
• (male): merboy, merguy, merlad, merman
• (parent): merfather, mermother
• (young): merbaby, merchild, merkid, merteen
• (spouse): merhusband, merwife

Translations

Anagrams

• presermon